ClassificationsAfrican Art
Eshu/Elegba Amulet
Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
Date19th-20th Century
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions20 1/16 in. (51 cm)
Object number1994.004.538
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980Art of Nigeria from the William S. Arnett Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 15, 1994 - January 2, 1995
The Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998
Divine Intervention: African Art and Religion, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - December 4, 2011
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1980), 71, number 124.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, from at least 1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- African Art
late 19th-late 20th Century
mid 20th Century
mid 20th Century
19th - 20th Century
Ibuke School
20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
1930s
late 19th-early 20th Century
20th Century
